Entries for 'Grassroot Institute'

...proposed rule-making in order to, "solicit public comments on whether and how the Department of the Interior should facilitate the reestablishment of a government-to-government relationship with the Native Hawaiian community."...

A federal court has struck down a race-based voting scheme in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands....

"there are other issues we should be working on rather than building this government that is not going to work.” -- Oz Stender January, 2014

The Grassroot Institute called for the trustees to take responsibility for their part in creating the atmosphere that led to the letter....

Grassroot Institute President Keli’i Akina May 12, 2014 ....

OHA's own promotion of "Nation-building" efforts is premised upon the same historical arguments of Keanu Sai presented by Crabbe in the letter as grounds for questioning the legitimacy of the Hawaii State Government....

The un-sustainability of the Jones Act is becoming more and more apparent as it runs headlong into the energy debate....

...Grassroot President Keli’i Akina speaks with Robert Alt, President of the Buckeye Institute....

...the rebirth of an issue that should have been finished once and for all with the Supreme Court decision in Rice v. Cayetano....

...the lack of meaningful competition between political parties can be stifling to new ideas, regardless of the underlying ideology....

Hawaii citizens have earned enough for the year's tax bill - one day later than last year....

New report ranks Hawaii 36th in economic outlook and 17th in economic performance....

...Grassroot President Keli’i Akina and Policy Director Malia Hill consider the relationship between think tanks and the development of free market solutions....

interview with Chuck Boller, Director Emeritus of the Hawaii International Film Festival....

SB 2609 would provide for a gradual increase in the minimum wage with a provision for an unspecified tip credit....

...the bill, as written, will have a chilling effect on citizen participation in government....

...both the Governor and the House budget drafts are not in balance....

Souki (D) was among the group who introduced HR 113 and HCR 153, which note that the Act, "disproportionately imposes an economic burden on and adversely affects Hawaii."....

Dr. Akina interviews Professor Ken Schoolland and Sean Matsumoto of Japan’s Happy Science Academy....

When a law has as broad a reach as the Jones Act does, you’re likely to run into it in some unlikely places....

Mr. Yamachika discusses the state’s current tax policies and the work of Tax Foundation....

With SB 2609 moving in Senate, Grassroot Institute says it will fail in its objectives....

The issue of free speech on campus has gained attention in Hawaii recently, following a controversy over the right of students to distribute copies of the Constitution on the campus of UH Hilo....

...topics as varied as the illusory nature of the state budget surplus and the demands of rail....

Almost immediately after the World Wide Web made its debut some folks were hard at work figuring out a way to tax it....

...property rights and the rule of law are vital to reducing poverty around the world....

Shapiro has closely examined the relationship between law and freedom....

32 states have similar exemptions, and research has demonstrated that low and middle-income families spend a larger proportion of their income on food costs....

There are about 375,000 pages of federal law and regulation in addition to the laws of each State and each city and county....

...sit in on a policy discussion with a few  of the staff and scholars of the Grassroot Institute....

... Reuters' Jack Kemp looks at the Jones Act and the national security arguments used to defend it ....

As every middle school student is taught, the legislative branch makes laws, as the executive branch executes those laws....

This so-called protest movement is really a new kind of ad campaign....

...“best practices” for a healthier state economy. Listen to the entire interview....

The event, called "Better Choices - Better Schools," was intended to raise awareness about how expanding educational choice can help America prosper....

Hawaii’s people successfully blocked repeated attempts to promote and create a state-sponsored, race-based nation...

“Maybe Hawaiians don’t want to be Native American Indians."

This week marked the 80th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition.....

Hawaii has long had an unfortunate tendency to attract the most extreme Mainland activists....

In this week’s Think Tech broadcast, Grassroot President Keli’i Akina and Policy Director Malia Hill join host Jay Fidell ....

In a live conversation from Hong Kong, Washington D.C. and Honolulu, Grassroot Institute president Keli’i Akina kicks off his China-speaking tour....

Schoolland discusses the importance of economics education as a way to understand how the world works....

Today, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii and the Institute for Truth in Accounting warned Hawaii citizens about our serious sad state of financial affairs....

legislative action might be required to remedy an apparent effort to frustrate state open records law....